6 different books??? + the rabbit ritual (+021+)
setting traps is the key to catching rabbits in your back yard...traps are probably key to catching books too.
How writers torture themselves.
We play games like:
For the next book.
Any of these.
Its okay to float a little. Explore the edges. The world is one big creative project. But it must be ordered! Oh yes! Or you get lost in the chaos. This is why i report to you fine people. You creative confidants. Book.6 is in the making—OR is it six books??????
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Some books get held up, because you are maturing.
Because you learn something new. Because you’re scared.
Because you’re not strong enough yet.Because you have ambition that hurts.
That keeps you up at night.
Because you’re giving it absolutely everything.
Im categorizing.
i’m setting traps for myself. Every post is a trap. A little puzzle to workout out and report back on.
An obligation.
a Container.
Then i’m Organizing.
Im collecting the pieces.
it takes time!
WE’RE GOING TO LAND THIS PLANE SO HELP ME.
and then i say,
“ but what about rabbits?”
Yes…rabbits.
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here’s a story for YOU.
*PREVIEW*
“The key is traps.
A tub for clothes here. Some chicken wire there. Random plank of wood. Recently they have this bunker they’ve built in the garden. It’s kind of adorable. A pallet over the garden bed. A random pallet. They’ve dug deep into the black earth.
But they are learning…”
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